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 Chicago Sun-Times
10 years after launch, space probe catches up with comet
DARMSTADT, Germany (AP) — After a journey of 6.4 billion kilometers (4 billion miles), Europe’s unmanned Rosetta probe reached its destination Wednesday, a milestone in mankind’s first attempt to land... (photo: Creative Commons)
67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko Photos Rosetta spacecraft Space Programme Wikipedia: Rosetta (spacecraft) |
 The Siasat Daily
Sunderbans mangrove trees losing capacity to absorb CO2: Study
Kolkata, August 04: The vast mangrove forest in the Sunderbans is fast losing its capacity to absorb carbon dioxide, one of the main greenhouse gases, from the atmosphere due to rise in the salinity... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
Environment Global Warming Kolkata Photos Wikipedia: Sundarbans |
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 The Siasat Daily
Scientists create map of eye with vision loss
Washington, August 04: Researchers have created an up-to-date detailed molecular map of eye with vision loss disease. Researchers from University of Iowa developed a most... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Blindness Choroid Eye Molecular Map Photos Wikipedia: Ophthalmology |
 The Times of India
Nasa’s new plan: To make O2 on Mars
MUMBAI: With eye on human occupation of Mars, Nasa on Thursday unveiled a selection of seven instruments which will be on board the Mars 2020 rover to conduct... (photo: NASA)
Mars Rovers Nasa 2020 Nasa Space Probes Photos Wikipedia: Mars 2020 |
 The State
Did the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs hit at just the wrong time?
Bad timing can be deadly. The asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs smashed into Earth during a period of environmental turmoil when the ancient food web was vulnerable... (photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech)
Dinosaurs extinction Earth Photos Science Wikipedia: Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event |
 The Siasat Daily
Russia has violated arms treaty by testing cruise missile: US
July 28: The United States has found that Russia violated a 1987 arms control treaty by testing a ground-launched cruise missile, a senior US official has said, calling... (photo: AP / J. Scott Applewhite)
Cruise Missile - Russia Nuclear Weapons Photos US - Russia Arms Treaty Wikipedia: Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty |
 The Siasat Daily
Ban in fresh appeal for Gaza ceasefire
July 28: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged Israel and Hamas to stop the violence in Gaza, stressing they must "honor" world appeals for a ceasefire. Ban spoke... (photo: UN / Mark Garten)
Gaza Israel Photos UN Wikipedia: 2014 Israel–Gaza conflict |
![The COTS 2 Falcon 9 successfully launches with the Dragon spacecraft on 22 May 2012. Launch occurred at 03:44 EDT (07:44 UTC) on 22 May.[20] After the launch, main engine cut-off occurred at approximately the 180 second mark, the first stage fell away, and the second stage ignited once the first stage fully separated.](http://web.archive.org./web/20140808034216im_/http://cdn9.wn.com/vp/i/92/98a9c4645d41ff.jpg){kind=small}
